Hilarious Comments Overheard By Tourists and Audience Members — Page 40

When I was at the RENT10 Benefit concert, I heard this behind me.

Fan #1: I bet Christopher Colombus is here!
Fan #2: Isn't he dead?
Fan #1: No. What?
Fan #2: The writer of the musical. Isn't he dead?
Fan #1: Ooh. Christopher Colombus directed the movie. He didn't write it!

Now, some explain to me why someone with that little knowledge of the show paid five-hundred or possibly a thousand dollars to see the tenth anniversary concert?

It was invitation only, though... Unless he got the five-hundred dollar tickets online which is a huge possibility since he was sitting towards the back.

Wicked Tour:
Old Lady: Well, I don't know what they mean, this was NOT the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy wasn't in a bit of it.
Old Man: *hmph* False advertising if you ask me.

*headdesk* I could go on and on about the number of false statements I heard at Wicked........

Last night I was chilling in the lounge of my dorm with some friends. I was talking about how awesome my music of Stephen Sondheim class is. Someone's response:

"Oh Sondheim...he wrote Sound of Music right?"

Nobody could understand why I started laughing so hard.

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I was at the matinee of "A Chorus Line" last Saturday, and I overheard a woman talking to her friends---

"We have tickets for the History Of Boys, but a friend of mine saw it and said she couldn't understand a word they said. You think they would perform in English at least"

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In French today we were playing a card game that Madame made up called Pitt. Since she used to help out with the musicals at our school, the backs of the cards were tickets to a 1985 performance of Pippin.

My friend Andrea called my name and said, "I didn't know there was a musical called Pimpin'!"

No one but Madame knew why I was laughing so hard.

Don't be makin' fun of our Southern accents, boy.
I'll get my coondog and hunt your a** down, understand?

This was heard recently when standing in the British Airways check-in line, waiting to fly to London.

American Tourist 1: I'm excited about seeing the shows in London.
Child: What shows are we seeing, Dad?
American Tourist 1: Wicked and Mary Poppins.
American Tourist 2: Remember when we saw Wicked in New York? The cast, set, and orchestra is on a national tour and decided to go to London.
American Tourist 1: I feel bad for the entire cast and crew. They have to travel around the world, lugging the set along with them.
American Tourist 2: How'd they get that flying machine in a truck?
Child: What flying machine? Elphaba used magic to fly.
American Tourist 2: I know, Sarah. I was just joking.


This doesn't make sense because you can't travel in a truck to London...

Also, the child (who was about 13) was serious. He really thought Elphaba used magic to fly... Isn't 13 a bit old to believe that?

actor, your post made me laugh out loud. 13 is diffinatley too old to believe Elphaba flies by magic.

A customer at the store I work at?

Lady: Do you go to school here?
Me: Yes, I do.
Lady: What's your major?
Me: Musical Theatre
Lady: OMG!! I just bought my tickets for Wicked when it comes to Lansing!

I died a little. "Wicked" was the first thing she thought of.

At least she's getting into theatre.

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Not exactly a tourist comment, but a friend and I were talking about shows we've seen:
Him: And I saw Urinetown. I sat in the front row.
Me [meaning what he thought of the show in general]: How'd you like it?
Him: I didn't, really. I kept thinking they'd jump on me.

Julian2: You're such a theater snob!

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Updated On: 9/30/06 at 09:41 PM